Natasha Shantz
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Battle of the books: the physical versus the digital
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Gone are the days of lugging around your thick textbooks and heavy novels: Audiobooks and eBooks are here to help, with all the convenience…
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Political cancel culture: Canada’s anti-Islamophobia advisor faces calls to back down after controversy
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Recently appointed to the new position of Canada’s anti-Islamophobia advisor by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, journalist and human rights activist Amira Elghawaby has already…
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Dating apps beyond the romance: finding platonic connections online
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I’ve always had a prejudice towards online dating. Maybe I’m an old romantic, or maybe I’m just cynical about today’s hookup culture. Either way,…
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Outside the binary of doom-scrolling and oblivion
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The mid-50-year-olds in my life always say that they doom scroll as soon as they wake up in the morning. It’s a habit that…
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The rise and fall of Andrew Tate
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History has always provided a plethora of fragile male egos, but in the past few years, certain toxic figures have become hot-button topics. It…
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What is lacking in the discussion about LGBTQ+ hate crimes
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Content warning: this article mentions violence. I feel gutted every time I hear about another shooting, and yet, horribly, it shouldn’t come as a…
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Your Arts degree is more valuable than you think
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Choosing a career path is hard. Our own desires tend to conflict with what we are told by our families, friends and the messages…
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The pressure to consume and why thrifting isn’t as great as we think
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As I’ve moved past my dreadful teenage years of fashion and started to care about my personal style more and more, I’ve also begun…
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BeReal and an era of supposed online authenticity
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Alas, a new social media has come into our lives once again and has become all the rage with Gen Z. And surprise, surprise…
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Diversity in “The Rings of Power” shouldn’t be controversial
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Prime Video’s new series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has sent many fans into a racist backlash frenzy over the…
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